Wike
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
Campaign Council for the Edo State governorship election, Nyesom
Wike has reacted to the just concluded election in the
state.
Wike, who is also Rivers State Governor, said congratulated the
PDP candidate and incumbent governor, Godwin Obaseki, on his
electoral victory in the poll.
Addressing PDP supporters in Benin, Wike said God used Ob aseki
to end godfatherism in Edo State.
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“Let me now formally introduce the newest governor, the man who
God used to fight godfatherism. If for nothing, we have achieved
that there is nothing called godfatherism again in Edo
politics.
“Edo people have spoken and Edo people have said ‘look, we
cannot alter our fate on one man’s hands. That was what Edo people
did yesterday,” he said.
Obaseki polled 307,955 votes to defeat his closest rival APC’s
Osagie Ize-Iyamu, who garnered 223,619 to win a second term as
governor of Edo State.
INEC Returning Officer for the poll, Professor Akpofure
Rem-Rukeh, declared the governor as the winner on Sunday at the
office of the electoral umpire in Benin City, which doubled as the
final collation centre.
“That Godwin Obaseki of PDP having satisfied the requirements of
the law in meeting the 25 per cent in two-third of the local
government areas in the state and having a margin of lead higher
than the cancelled votes is hereby declared the winner and returned
elected,” Professor Rem-Rukeh who is also the Vice-Chancellor of
the University of Petroleum Resources, stated.
A total of 14 political parties fielded candidates to jostle for
the office of the governor in the state.
It is the first governorship poll to be conducted by the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) since the outbreak
of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country.
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